If French can do it , we can do better !
WHAT ?
Times of India carries following news :
French lawmakers vote for 'right to make mistakes'
French lawmakers have voted for a flagship article in a new
law which will give citizens the "right to make mistakes" in dealings
with the government without being automatically punished.
The article, which was adopted by a show of hands Tuesday
night in the National Assembly, is the "cornerstone" of a law for
" a state in the service
of a trustworthy society", according to the government.
The law is part of reforms President Emmanuel Macron touted during his electoral campaign to allow citizens to make a mistake in good faith in their dealings with the authorities without risking punishment from the first infringement.
It will be up to the administration to prove that the person was acting in bad faith.
" The expansion of the right to make a mistake adopted by the Assembly just now ! " minister of public action and accounts Gerald Darmanin said on Twitter.
" It is a revolution in the relations between the administration and the administered."
To err is human but the divine forgiveness of the government will be " limited to the first mistake ", according to a change made to the article at the insistence of dissenters.
At the opening of
debate, the minister said the government had listened to "the French who
like their public services but not their administration", citing a letter
of grievances sent him by one "Alexandre".
Lawmakers will have to consider dozens of further articles in the bill on the extent of the right to make mistakes.
The right to err will not apply in a number of cases, such as public health.
Considered a "catch-all" by some
officials, the bill deals with subjects as diverse as modifying procedures for
obtaining a permit for the installation of wind farms at sea or the possibility
of making donations to churches by SMS.
HOW CAN
WE DO BETTER
?
By issuing a GR ( if enacting a law will take time
) , incorporating provisions of my following email to the Policy Makers :
Friday, 20 June 2014
To Err is Human
To forgive is divine ( provided it was a honest error )
All of us keep making errors , all the time
But rarely same " mistake " twice
Often , decisions taken at a point of time , turn out to be " poor " , with passage of time
Reasons are simple :
* We never have all the information - relevant to the problem we are trying to solve - available with us , at the time of taking a decision
* Even when most of such relevant info is available , we may not have the capacity / competence to " process " such info
* As humans , we have our biases / prejudices , based on our previous experiences , which influence our decisions
* Quite often , and often against our own better evaluation / judgement of a given situation , we are wrongly influenced by our peers / bosses / subordinates or even voters - all of whom have different expectations / vested interests !
* Additional - and more relevant - information surfaces , AFTER we have taken a decision ( happens all the time ! )
To encourage Babus and Ministers to take FAST decisions , Narendra Modi must insist that they carefully " Record " on the files :
* What info / data he wished was available for a better decision
* What different " views / opinions " were presented to him for consideration
* What " Data / Views " he would have obtained if he had more time
* Who all , the decision might offend
* What is the likely " Cost " of postponing that decision
And finally a declaration :
* This decision is not likely to benefit any of my near relatives / friends , directly or immediately
After all of this , if the decision appears to be " Wrong " in hindsight , it must be " forgiven " and treated as an honest error
To err is human !
25 Jan 2018
www.hemenparekh.in / blogs
No comments:
Post a Comment